Pop star Janet Jackson gives birth to first son at age 50
POP superstar Janet Jackson gave birth to her first child at the age of 50 on Tuesday.
Jackson and her husband Wissam al Mana, a Qatari businessman, welcomed their son Eissa into the world after a stress-free delivery.
“Janet had a stress-free healthy delivery and is resting comfortably,” the star’s official statement read.
The younger sister of late king of pop Michael Jackson stunned fans in April by halting a global tour and saying that she and her husband were planning a family.
Natural pregnancies are highly unusual, but not impossible, for women past their mid-40s.
In October, People Magazine published a photo of Jackson on the beach holding her baby bump.
Jackson had been discreet about her personal life and did not immediately publicise her 2012 marriage to tycoon Al Mana, whose company sells luxury fashion brands in Arab states.
The singer won an international fan base in the late 1980s with her albums
Control and Janet Jackson’s Rhythm
Nation 1814, which brought together pop music and funk with the emerging genre of hip-hop.
The albums were notable for their socially conscious lyrics, in which Jackson identified with women’s empowerment, and were accompanied by intricately choreographed live shows. – AFP